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She was arrested and taken into custody and did a further breath test which produced a reading of 111mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg of alcohol.

Probation officer Cheryl Steer said that Trist was collecting her daughter from a disco in Glastonbury which was a 10 mile round journey.

“She opened a bottle of wine and drank it and now cannot believe she has been so stupid and realises she will be disqualified,” she said.

She said the defendant had recently been dismissed from her job and had been to see her GP to deal with a number of personal problems.

The magistrates told Trist that the offence attracted a mandatory disqualification and imposed the 25 month ban.

They said that although the high reading would normally result in a community order they felt there was nothing applicable to her and noted that she had a good network of support and had already accessed counselling.

Instead they fined her £200 and ordered her to pay £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

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